Where does “afslachten” come from?

afslachten (Dutch) comes from Dutch af, from Middle Dutch af, from Old Dutch af, from Proto-Germanic ab, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo — from, off, back; off, away; off, from.

afslachten (Dutch): to butcher, to slaughter; to massacre

Definitions

  1. to butcher, to slaughter; to massacre

Ancestry of “afslachten”, step by step

afslachten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch af

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchafoff; off, from; finished, done
2Middle Dutchafoff, out, away; of, about
3Old Dutchaf—
4Proto-Germanicabaway from; away
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from

via Dutch slachten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchslachtento slaughter
2Middle Dutchslachtento slaughter, to kill; to resemble, to look like
3Old Dutchslahton—
4Proto-Germanicslahtōną—

Words derived from “afslachten”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo →